Posted on 06/28/2013 6:55:48 PM PDT by Nachum
Earlier this afternoon, we reported on how despite the controversy over her past use of racial epithets, celebrity cook Paula Deen is experiencing a surge in book sales on retailer Amazon. The sales spike was so strong that her newest book, Paula Deen’s New Testament, hit #1 on the site’s Best Seller list despite not being released until October.
It turns out those huge pre-sale numbers are for naught. The book’s publisher has canceled its release.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, Ballantine Books announced it has dropped Deen and will not publish Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up, despite its pre-sale soaring to #1 on the Amazon chart this week.
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True enough. Southern, not French.
I will take your word. I'm just an amused bystander watching libs hang their own.
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